Watch the recording of EcoVadis and BCG unveiling the Carbon Action Report 2025, bringing fresh data and strategies that show both the cost of inaction and the path forward.
What the report reveals:
- Scope 3 is the blind spot: Upstream supply chain emissions are, on average, 21× higher than direct emissions, yet >90% of corporates lack reduction targets.
- The cost of inaction is massive: By 2030, unmanaged Scope 3 emissions could create $500B+ in annual liabilities, equivalent to 15–20% of EBIT for S&P 500 companies.
- The ROI is real: Up to 50% of supplier emissions can be abated at neutral or low cost, with returns of 3–6× on investment, and one-third of emissions can be cut for under €10 per tonne.
- Supplier engagement is the game-changer: Companies that partner with suppliers are 9× more likely to hit Scope 3 targets. Yet only 1 in 3 corporates are doing so today.
- What’s driving the shift from ambition to accountability on Scope 3
- How supplier engagement creates measurable progress
- Why inaction leads to financial and reputational exposure
- The five most impactful levers companies can activate now
- Pierre-François Thaler, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, EcoVadis
- Julia Salant, General Manager of Carbon, EcoVadis
- Diana Dimitrova, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
- Subhajyoti Ghosh, Principal, BCG